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OJVRTM
Online Journal of
Veterinary Research©
Volume
20(5):371-376, 2016.
Reference serum electrolyte-macrominerals
during pregnancy, lactation and dry period in Saanen goats
Amir Saeed Samimi, Seyyed Morteza Aghamiri, Javad
Tajik.
Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary
Medicine, Shahid Bahonar
University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
ABSTRACT
Samimi AS, Aghamiri SM, Tajik J., Reference serum electrolyte-macrominerals during pregnancy, lactation and dry period in
Saanen goats, Onl J Vet Res., 20(5):371-376,
2016. Serial
analysis of serum concentrations of electrolytes and macrominerals
during lactation, pregnancy and dry period in Saanen goats is reported. Twenty
3 yr old normal goats with body condition score (BCS)
of 3.5, weighing 30 ± 2kg were used. Goats were sampled before insemination (P1),
4 months after (P2) and 1 month after parturition
(P3). Sera were assayed for sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium,
magnesium and phosphorus concentrations.
Calcium levels were significantly (p=0.016) different between
pregnancy 8.85±0.61mg dlit-1 and lactation 8.40±0.613mg dlit-1.
Sodium between P1 and P2 (1.468±5.01 vs. 1.44± 2.87 mEq lit-1, respectively) (p=0.024) and
pregnancy and lactation periods (1.46± 4.96 mEqlit-1) (p=0.047).
There were no changes in magnesium, chloride, phosphorus or potassium levels.
Key
words:
Electrolytes, Macrominerals, Pregnancy, Lactation,
Dry period, Saanen goats.
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